Piston helicopter

N15AR

1963 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
2815
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Orbic Inc (Corporation)
Based
Camarillo, CA
1963 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N15AR.
Registration record

N15AR on the FAA register

Type
1963 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
2815
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Orbic Inc
Camarillo, CA
Certificate issued
2025-01-25
Airworthiness date
1992-01-20
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0C7E6
Mode S (octal)
50143746
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
214 nm
Cruise (type)
73 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N15AR.
  • 1992-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N15AR

N15AR is a 1963 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 2815. The FAA register lists Orbic Inc as the registrant in Camarillo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming TVO-435-GIA engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 73 knots and a range of about 214 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 20, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15AR.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15AR.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.